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Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down what is expected to be the government’s last budget before the next federal election.

Josh Frydenberg’s big-spending budget

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down what is expected to be the government’s last budget before the next federal election. Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on what’s in the budget, and what it says about the government’s political priorities.

Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton.

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May 19, 2022

The Vote: Inside the campaign bus on the final days

Karen Middleton takes us inside the whirlwind final days of the campaign trail.

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May 18, 2022

The Vote: Confessions of a former Liberal politician

Former federal politician Fred Chaney on why politicians gave up on tackling our greatest challenges.

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May 17, 2022

The Vote: What are the Coalition actually offering?

Mike Seccombe on what the Coalition is offering voters at this election.

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May 16, 2022

The Vote: Monique Ryan vs The Treasurer of Australia

The treasurer of Australia, Josh Frydenberg, is facing what he’s described as the fight of his political life. 7am producer Elle Marsh takes us inside the campaign of Doctor Monique Ryan.

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May 13, 2022

The Vote Panel: Wage wars and leaked polls

With just one week to go until election day, the debate over the minimum wage has taken the spotlight. And, the polls are showing some Coalition strongholds are at risk of falling.

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May 12, 2022

The Vote: Fighting for the Aboriginal vote (Part Two)

A complaint lodged with the Human Rights Commission alleges that there is a pattern of indirect discrimination and voter suppression in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

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May 11, 2022

The Vote: Hiding the Aboriginal vote (Part 1)

When Australia heads to the polls in a couple of weeks, 1 in 5 Indigenous people who are eligible to vote won’t be enrolled and so, they won’t be able to cast a ballot. Today, producer for 7am Ruby Schwartz travels to remote Australia to find out why some people are more enrolled than others.

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May 10, 2022

The Vote: Why you won’t see a debate on the ABC

Rick Morton on the ABC’s doomed bid to host an election debate and what it says about the relationship between the Morrison government and the media.